Adam's awful hairdo: just one more reason he shouldn't be playing with Queen.

​Rumors are swirling that former American Idol Adam Lambert is going to be teaming up with Queen for live performances.

We've got some bones to pick about this. While Lambert said he'll be doing this "to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some fucking great songs," that can't possibly be his only motive. If he wants to pay tribute to Queen, he should start a tribute band.

Lambert isn't exactly the best pick for someone to take the place of Freddie Mercury, which, for the record, nobody should even be doing in the first place. He's Freddie Mercury. You can't top that. But if anyone is going to try, surely there must be some better options.

That's why we came up with a list of five guys who would be more suitable for this position than Adam Lambert.

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The Oatmeal

​With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, it seems like everyone is scrambling to find a hook up way to impress a crush or a significant other.

A dozen roses and a box of chocolates may seem like a cheesy and overdone gift, but it's a safer bet than some other ideas. We're music folks, so the idea of a sexy, personalized playlist sounds like a great gift...only give those lyrics a quick scan first.

Plenty of seemingly innocent "love songs" have menacing undertones. Obsession, stalking, and drugs shouldn't be the focus of your V-Day playlist.

We want to help you get lucky on Valentine's Day, so do yourself a favor and avoid these 10 songs (and maybe avoid farting under the covers, too).

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​Kanye West is currently scouting locations for a short film in the vein of "Runaway" that will be filmed somewhere in the Middle East in March. Government officials based out of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha are in the middle of a bidding war to get Yeezy's contract, The New York Observer reports.

Since Kanye is a bit of a character, here are 10 films that would have been drastically improved if Mr. West was a part of the cast.

Twilight
Bella can't make up her mind between Edward and Jacob, so instead of being torn between two whiny guys with stalker tendencies, why not go for someone confident that knows how to give a girl some space? While the vampires and werewolves are fighting, Yeezy shows up and sweeps Bella off her feet with some fine Louis Vuitton handbags.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
A scene of the movie takes place in Dubai, and Kanye is rich enough to be hanging out at the Burj Khalifa doing who knows what . . . maybe smoking with Wiz Khalifa.

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​By now Fingergate has the web blowing up with commentary abound about the gull and audacity of Governor Jan Brewer for sticking her finger in the face of President Barack Obama.

As James King brought up yesterday, we can't help but wonder if Jan's actions were those of an impassioned politician or a calculated campaign move.

Either way it took some nerve to walk up to the nation's leader and in effect, pick a fight.

Imagine Jan waking up Wednesday morning, combing her hair and slipping on her red blazer before stepping into the government vehicle that would whisk her to the airport in Mesa to "greet" the president. She would have needed some serious tunes to get her in the right mindset.

Here's our guess at what she might have been listening to before her brazen display of disrespect.

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​Say what you will about our sustainability, the heat, or our wretched politicos, but Phoenix is a haven for nerds. We have The Minibosses, who play heavy covers from video games like Super Mario Bros. and Double Dragon; and Mega Ran, who raps over Final Fantasy and Mega Man soundtracks. Both are totally awesome.

I may not participate in cosplay (though I could totally pull off Vanille's look), but I do make a point to replay Final Fantasy VII and IX at least once a year. I may have never fully gotten into the whole anime thing, but I still have a penchant for Hayao Miyazaki.

The point is: Deep down there's a little geek in all of us, so we can all revel in these seven musicians that arose from nerdy sources and are fully badass.

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President Obama in the studio working on a version of "Love and Hapiness"

​Like him or hate him -- and God knows our commenters are divided -- but you can't deny President Obama's ability to speak. His 2012 Campaign Kickoff State of the Union address on Tuesday night was yet another example of the man's public command, but to be honest, we couldn't really concentrate on what he was saying.

'Cause we really just wanted him to sing more.

Just last week, President Obama sang a brief snippet of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" at a fundraiser held at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. The mini-performance landed him praise from Green himself, who said that Obama "nailed" his song, and copious eye rolls from the Fox News desk.

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That's not what we had in mind.

​Bummed that yet another New Year's celebration has passed? Don't fret, you can continue partying, because today is the Chinese New Year. So happy Year of the Dragon, everyone. And you don't have to be Chinese to celebrate. After all, Chinese New Year is focused on good food, good luck, and fireworks. What's not to love?

To help set the tone for the holiday, here are nine songs to get you in a "Year of the Dragon" mood.

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PG-13 Barker.

​First Pete Wentz, then Hayley Williams, and now Travis Barker. The Blink-182 drummer is the latest to join the oops-my-naughty-bits-are-on-the-Internet club. On Thursday, MediaTakeOut posted some very revealing pictures of Barker, who retaliated by hiring a lawyer.

The photos were over five years old and were "private and never intended for public viewing or to be seen by anyone else," TMZ reports. MediaTakeOut took down the photos, but they're still floating around on a few other sites.

Sorry, Travis, but we're not surprised that this happened. We dug through Blink-182's lyrics to look for the first signs of trouble, and here are seven songs to prove that we saw this coming.

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​This Sunday's NFL conference championships will determine which two teams will be headed to Super Bowl XVLI in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5.

Until then, the league's final four teams will be duking it out for a shot at football immortality when the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants square off in the NFC championship, while the Baltimore Ravens battle the New England Patriots for the AFC title.

Thankfully, Tim Tebow and Jesus took out the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs so we won't be hearing Whiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" on repeat until at least next season.

Fortunately for us, Bay Area rapper Bailey came up with a track of his own to keep football spirits high with his Niners-inspired song, "Who's Got It Better."

The tune takes its lead hook from 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's family motto, which is the team's locker-room mantra. Harbaugh asks: "Who's got it better than us? Nobody."

Follow the jump to hear Bailey's track as well as songs inspired by the other teams playing this weekend.

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Andrew W.K.

​In the midst our daily humdrum of going to work, eating, and sleeping, it can be very easy to overlook one of the most important things in life: Partying. Luckily we have someone like Andrew W.K., who has based his life and career on the concept of "partying," expanding its definition and celebrating the very spirit of the thing.

And it seems to be working out better for him than most reality TV stars. Andrew's Twitter is dedicated to hilarious party tips ranging from the wise, "PARTY TIP: Never change yourself just to satisfy someone else. That's bullshit!" to the completely random, "PARTY TIP: Mini-vans and trucks kick ass."

Tempe is going to get a lot more awesome when Andrew W.K. comes to Marquee Theatre on Sunday, March 11 for the 10th anniversary of his debut album, I Get Wet. To celebrate, we came up with a list of five songs about Andrew W.K.'s favorite thing, ever: Partying!

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